She Decided to Rise Anyway: Unfollowing the Fear That Tried to Keep Her Feet on the Ground
“I wasn’t stuck—I was scared. And that fear had been making decisions for me for years. But I chose to rise anyway.”
I didn’t feel bold when I made the decision.
I didn’t feel ready.
There were no claps, no confirmation, and no cozy landing.
But I knew something had to shift.
Something had to break.
Something had to rise—and it had to be me.
It wasn’t a glow-up.
It was a get-up.
One trembling “yes” at a time.
The Fear I Didn’t Recognize
For the longest time, I thought I was just submitting.
I thought I was wise—waiting on confirmation.
I called it stillness. I called it discernment.
But in truth? I was afraid.
Afraid of failing.
Afraid of being seen too clearly—or not seen at all.
Afraid to let go of what I’d outgrown.
Fear doesn’t always shout. Sometimes, it whispers.
It sounds like “wait.”
It sounds like “be humble.”
It sounds like “what will they think?”
Fear will partner with your doubt and call it wisdom.
And without realizing it, I gave it too much say.
I let fear weigh in on my prayers, my plans, and my progress.
I let it steer me gently... away from everything I asked God for.
Unsubscribing from Fear
There was a moment—quiet but clear—when I realized:
I had allowed fear to become a trusted advisor.
It was sitting in meetings it was never invited to.
Answering questions God had already settled.
Fear won’t always scream at you—it’ll sit beside you like a friend.
It’ll ride with you in the car and convince you to take the longer route.
It’ll whisper what ifs until your destiny is detoured.
So I cut the cord.
I unsubscribed.
I revoked its access to my next move.
That didn’t mean I stopped feeling afraid.
It meant fear no longer had authority.
I stopped seeing through fear’s lens—and finally took off the rose-colored glasses that blurred what God was really trying to show me.
I stopped dimming.
Stopped second-guessing.
Stopped holding back the 5.0 version of me—
The one God designed. The one I was always becoming.
The Truth About Rising
Let’s be real:
Rising will cost you.
It will cost you comfort.
It will cost you approval.
It will cost you the life you built inside the box you were never meant to stay in.
Rising doesn’t wait until your knees stop shaking.
It meets you in the trembling.
It meets you in the hallway between obedience and outcome.
Rising means:
Walking away from what’s familiar without closure.
Honoring an assignment without applause.
Loving people deeply, but choosing you when it’s necessary.
Showing up messy, flawed, healing, and still moving.
Saying “no” with a holy boldness and not explaining it.
“I rose when I boldly stood on my NO.”
“I rose when I packed the bag I’d been ignoring.”
“I rose when I chose peace over proximity.”
“I rose when I didn’t defend myself to people who never saw me fully anyway.”Rising doesn’t make you perfect. It just makes you honest.
And honesty will launch you into spaces fear tried to block.
The rise will stretch you.
But it will also introduce you to the version of yourself fear could never unlock.
The version God already knew you were capable of becoming.
That new version?
That 5.0 version?
She’s here. And she’s ready.
What’s the Cost of Not Rising?
Let’s tell the whole truth:
Fear doesn’t just delay your destiny.
It drains your joy.
It makes you rewrite your prayers to sound safer.
It convinces you to pray smaller and dream shorter.
It will keep you asking for just enough to survive—while God was trying to give you more than enough to thrive.
Sometimes we’re not afraid to fail—we’re afraid to receive.
Basic needs like love, attention, affection, even connection.
Fear will whisper, “You don’t need all that.”
It will convince you to avoid everything your spirit was built to carry.
Reflection
🪞 What fear are you still following?
Is it people...
Comfort...
Familiarity...
Or something you outgrew but haven’t released?
If fear had a résumé in your life…
What would it say it’s been in charge of?
🔥 Boss Up Call to Action
Write a breakup letter to fear.
Be bold. Be honest. Be done.
Name the fear. Call out what it cost you.
Every delay. Every silent “yes.” Every missed moment.
Then destroy the letter.
Rip it. Burn it. Shred it.
Let every stronghold, every lie, every lingering doubt know:
You are no longer available for fear.
💣 Closing Charge
You have nothing to prove—only purpose to walk out.
No more waiting to be ready.
No more dimming your power for pseudo peace.
No more playing small in rooms God called you to shift.
Because the moment you stopped waiting to feel qualified and moved anyway—everything changed.
You didn’t rise because it was easy.
You rose because you heard Heaven whisper:
“It’s. Your. Turn.”
With grit, grace, and all the glory He gave me,
Tavon J.
Faith-Led Life Coach + Boss Up Strategist
“Covered by grace. Fueled by grit.”
www.TheBossUpChronicles.com